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Let's hope our undercover agents are better than these newly uncovered Russian spies.
News of the 11 Russian spies who have been whiling away the past decade in seemingly normal suburban lives is the stuff of decadent satire: Breach and No Way Out, as rechanneled through the Coen brothers.
It also evokes fond memories of Boris and Natasha, from the old Bullwinkle show, and the "Spy vs. Spy" comic strips in Mad magazine.
In any case, can there be much doubt that we are witnessing here an absurdist tale of multiple, mutually enabling scams?
First, there are the spies themselves—11 fantastically well-trained Russians, linguistically skilled, psychologically agile, equipped with fake IDs, and sent off to blend in with the imperialist enemies for the purpose of prying loose their secrets. But a funny thing happens: The long-vanished Cold War fails to rematerialize. And meanwhile, the spies have snuggled up to the American dream and so keep playing the game—flashing encrypted e-mails, exchanging satchels and passwords, and passing on random tidbits disguised as inside dope—in order to keep getting the Moscow paychecks and, in at least one case, mortgage payments. (In a message intercepted by the FBI, one of the spies says a house is necessary in order "to 'do as the Romans do' in a society that values home ownership." Nice touch. And their Moscow masters bought it!)
Then there are those spymasters, ensconced in the SVR, the Russian Federation's renamed KGB, identified in various memos as "C" for "Moscow Center." They, too, had a vested interest in perpetuating this charade, citing—and no doubt embellishing—the agents' reports to justify the preservation of their own jobs.
In one of the intercepted memos, Moscow Center congratulates a spy for a report about the gold market, obtained (so the spy had said) from a well-connected financier, though it's hard to imagine any such information that couldn't have been gleaned from any number of gold-bug newsletters. "Info on gold—v[ery] usefull [sic]," the memo read, adding that "it was sent directly" to the ministries of finance and economic development "after due adaptation." (Italics added.)
Finally, there are the FBI agents, for whom the spies have been godsends as well. Both agents whose (impressively detailed) affidavits appear in the criminal complaints against the spies identify themselves as officials in "the counterespionage section" of the Justice Department's national security division, with a special focus "on the foreign intelligence activities of the Russian Federation."
One must wonder: How many such specialists are there? How busy, in this post-Soviet era, could they be? These agents and others had been following these 11 spies for a decade. (The first suspicious activity noted in the affidavit took place "on or about January 14, 2000.") The agents made their arrests now only because one of the conspirators, suspecting an impending trap, was preparing to leave the country, possibly for good.
It is significant to note, after all these years, that the FBI found nothing to warrant so much as a charge of espionage. The complaint speaks only of a "conspiracy to launder money" and a "conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign government"—hardly trivial but oddly anti-climactic for such a long, exhaustive probe.
Maybe there are stunning revelations yet to come, but these spies don't seem to have tapped into the mother lode. Nor is it clear how they could have. In another message intercepted by the FBI, Moscow Center asked the agents to cultivate four of President Barack Obama's foreign-policy advisers (the affidavit deletes the advisers' names) in order to glean information about his "views" and "goals" at the then-upcoming summit on strategic arms talks. Moscow Center was especially interested in learning the "arguments, provisions, means of persuasion" that Obama would invoke to "lure" Russia "into cooperation in [sic] U.S. interests."
Why Moscow Center thought agents in Montclair, N.J., might have such access, or why at least some of these "deep-cover" agents would be based there to begin with, is a puzzler.
It may well be that the Russians just aren't very good at this sort of thing anymore. When I was the Boston Globe's Moscow bureau chief in the early 1990s, just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a few ex-KGB officers eked out a living by selling once-secret documents that they'd apparently lifted from the archive. (I interviewed one of these retirees, who, at the end of our chat, asked if I knew the Rosenberg children. "Tell them I have some papers that might interest them," he said. This was before the release of the Venona Project files, which confirmed that Julius Rosenberg was indeed a Soviet spy.)
After Boris Yeltsin's reform regime came Vladimir Putin, an ex-KGB man himself, who breathed some new life into the secret service but couldn't possibly restore its full luster. A reasonable guess is that its denizens are comprised mainly of duffers and greenhorns. This operation suggests as much.
Of course, Russia is hardly the only country to send out spies who have no formal attachment to its embassy and can, therefore, more inconspicuously mix with the local society or its key businesses. The CIA runs these kinds of spies, too. They're called NOCs, for "non-official cover." The most famous NOC was Valerie Plame, who worked on nonproliferation missions before the Bush White House blew her cover to get back at her husband, Joseph Wilson, for criticizing the invasion of Iraq.
Presumably, we still have NOCs in many countries that threaten our security or harbor terrorists who do. Let's hope that ours are better than the Russians'.
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But more to the point: This author of six novels and four story collections, including the new You Think That's Bad, Shepard will be reading on the Mission Campus on Tuesday, May 10 at 5:45 p.m. The place to be: the Mission Gardens — where the longstanding SCU literary journal, The Santa Clara Review, will be hosting a publication party for the new issue.
SCM readers might have caught Shepard's essay on "Violence in the Movies" or his interview with NFL ref Mike Carey '71. Expect humor of the unflinching sort, and follow as Shepard leads his characters (and readers), as the LA Times puts it, "right up to the point of obliteration, leaving us exhilarated and despairing at once."
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Morneau ended the suspense when he launched a 444-foot shot over the right-field wall.
"It's not his fault," Guillen said of Masset. "It's the guys who pitched before him."
The Sox believed they were deprived of the first out of the eighth when first baseman Paul Konerko caught Tadahito Iguchi's weak throw and made a sweeping tag on Mike Redmond's elbow. But umpire Dana DeMuth ruled Konerko missed the tag that resulted in the first of three hits off MacDougal.
"I got him," Konerko said. "But in defense of the umpire, that's one of the toughest calls those guys have. And it wasn't like I slammed him in the arm. I definitely touched his arm, but I didn't get a lot of it."
General manager Ken Williams endorsed his coaches, refusing to blame them for the Sox's slow start.
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Posted: Thu 31 Jul 2008, 07:03
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hi there!
1st of all - i have just tested VUPPY (=> http://www.puppylinux.org/community/blogs/cretsiah/vuppy) it´s f*ck*ng cool... and something i was looking for quite a long time now...
but i need a little more personalized variation of VUPPY... is someone here able to "slightly" modify VUPPY?
- remove all other puppy-apps (don't be angry with me plz - i like puppy very much - it's only for this derivate...)
- do not show the puppy desktop - auto boot into vBOX and auto grab a previously defined vbox-project (it could be defined in a cfg-file or sth.)
- no interaction with puppy-hostOS
thank you VERY much in advance!
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Hello dWLkr
I suppose you could strip out all the unneeded apps. with PetBgone, boot into the CLI with a pfix=nox cheatcode, and put a script in startup to start VBox, but I think you would have to choose the Virtual machine manually.
However, interaction with the host is unavoidable, for display, drive access, input ect...Remember, VBox only THINKS its a computer, the host OS does the real work.
Also, I fail to see the advantage of running an OS this way. If you want no interaction with the native OS, then why VBox, why not just install the OS natively??
Just curious
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hi puppyluvr!
thank you for your hint - i'll check this...
puppyluvr wrote:
(...)However, interaction with the host is unavoidable, for display, drive access, input ect...Remember, VBox only THINKS its a computer, the host OS does the real work.(...)
ah, sorry my description can indeed be understood wrong! with "no interaction with the hostOS" I mean: "no user-interaction with the host OS"...
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(...)Also, I fail to see the advantage of running an OS this way. If you want no interaction with the native OS, then why VBox, why not just install the OS natively??(...)
no problem, the reason is - i need this for ~40 laptop users (different machines - so normally different driver crap within winxp) - they are field workers... of course you can also do it with ghost-images and stuff like that - but then you will have a lot of work with driver crap - each field worker is once a month in my office - and if there are any updates on the various apps they need - i just give him/her the new vbox-image - and i am done
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So basically what you want is the user can only access XP. So, booting into a CLI Puppy, with a script to start VBox would be easy enough, but a script to pre-select and boot a specific virtual machine would ( I think) have to be a change in VBox itself, unless it has a setup for autoloading a specific machine. or if there is a way to do it with a script in Puppy.
In order to execute something Before X starts, we`d have to edit xinit.rc....
While we`re at it, how about a script in Puppy to backup the VBox VDI of XP and update it on shutdown, maybe keeping a log of changes. Backup with a record in case of any problems.[/quote]
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sounds very nice!
are you able to do this? my linux skills are currently very descent...
i could help testing on various machines and stuff ^^
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Hello dWLkR
Well, heres what Ive got. Ive created a Pup based on FF301, which, when you boot it, goes directly to a fullscreen VBox. All they would have to do is click start. No desktop, no menu, no right click menu, no access to Puppy at all. Works great. And it can be booted from the CD. However, here`s the problem(s).
1. In order to install this Pup, you would need the GUI. If you know how to do a "manual" frugal install, (copy 4 files and edit grub), I believe you could install it that way. If you make the grub title Windoze, they would have to click it, and then "start" in Vbox to boot Windoze.
2. Screen size. In Vbox, you are limited to the standard resolutions. Say your laptops are 1024x768. If you set XP`s resolution to 1024x768, the borders of VBox will cause you to have to scroll to see the whole screen. They would be limited to 800x600. 1024x768 on a native 1200x900 would be better, but would have a black border.
3. CPU usage. Vbox will make a laptop run much hotter than average because the CPU is pulling "double duty". most laptops will survive, mine wont. (P4, not the mobile version). If they run hot anyhow, theyll be smoking under VBox.
4. Shutdown. If you close VBox, without any GUI access, how do you shut down. The only way, so far as I can see, is ctrl / alt / bkspce and poweroff.
my linux skills are currently very descent...
Thank goodness, because mine are not.
@ Basically, all I did was:
Booted Puppy ( I used FF301, its 63mb.)
Installed VBox. ( 3 Pets, on 301 and 400)
Created the VDI for XP. (Dynamic Drive Size!! As big as reasonably possible in reality)
Created a Directory in root, "Startup". (Puppy 400 lready has one, 301 didnt, but knew
to look for it.)
Created a script in "Startup" to start VBox.
Edited xinit.rc in Root to comment out the Rox pinboard.
Edited Jwm.rc to comment out the panel.
Dropped out of X and made a save.
##End User perspective##
(Re)booted to a black screen and then VBox.
Click start on the VBox menu.
Used obsolete operating system
Shut down OS thru menu.
Black screen with no access to native OS.
Ctrl / alt / bkspce to prompt (necessary, a direct kill screws up X, requireing user input on reboot)
Type Poweroff.
Is this too much trouble???
VBox gave me access to the CD/DVD drive, but not the USB.
Would this meet your needs??
All in all an interesting project, Thank You!!
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sounds cool!
nice work! finally someone who liked my idea and gave it try ^^
where is the ISO?
is there any way to interact with puppy (boot-cheatcodes)?
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Still workin out da bugs, and looking at a way to enable/disable OS interaction.
Maybe a hot=key to turn JWM on and off instead??( Help, Geniuses)
Still pretty dirty, needs more cleanup!!
May need to do some studying. Will post when I know more, or have an ISO ready!!
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Posted: Tue 05 Aug 2008, 03:10
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sounds really cool man!
thank you so far! ^^
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Posted: Mon 11 Aug 2008, 00:40
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Hello dWLkR
@ I hope you dont think Ive forgotten you!!
I should have you an ISO in a day or so...
Interaction/ noninteraction created quite a connundrum!!
My first thought was to turn off the pinboard and panel in JWM. This worked well, except, it wasnt "Switchable", meaning no "interaction" was possible. Also left the user no shutdown options except "ctrl / alt / bkspce" and "poweroff". No good.
So heres what Ive come up with!!
2 window managers...(Duh)..Jwm for "no access" and ICEWM for you!!! (You need to be able to install from CD, after all.
Readers Digest Version.....
So you boot from the CD into ICEWM, VBox will start. Set up the VBox XP machine, (Put the VDI outside of Puppy.) Install XP.Drop out of X and Switch to JWM. Drop out of X again and type reboot. Make your pupsave.
When rebooted, the machine will boot to a JWM VBox fullscreen. Start XP.
Shut down XP to VBox screen, Close VBox, Right click blank screen, and choose "Shutdown", the only choice. Done deal.
You can access Puppy through IceWM, but they cant.(unless you show them how).
You can also copy their VDI to your VBox to see what theyve been up to...as well as replace it for easy updates......(Or copy, update, replace)
I will include detailed instructions...I promise
Will post soon, maybe tomorrow, cant think anymore tonight, and a few bugs left to go before I do.. Booting from CD alters my alterations..LOL
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Posted: Wed 20 Aug 2008, 09:03
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hi puppyluvr!
i also hope you don't think i've forgotten you!
i am still waiting impatiently for your release!
everything you have written so far sounds really impressive and i can't wait to get it on my USB-stick/harddisk to play around with it! ^^
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Hello dWLkR,
No, Im still here.
Ready to do some testing???
The iso is in my directory at Puppylinux.ca. ( the link in my signature)
It is called "Undercoverpup" and is 90mb. D/L it and the md5.
Attached are instructions.
Awaiting your results.
Remember this is an alpha, not the finished product.
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Subject description: hi and sorry i came across this thread only by chance
ok sorry puppyluvr i havent as yet read ur how to
but was wondering a couple of things.....
a) if you can modify the puppy load up splash then dWLkR could put his companies logo in its place....
b) y not just put a sleep 10 and then add this VBoxManage startvm "windows xp".vdi (or what ever dWLkR has named the virtual machine)
in the rc.local file at etc/rd. (instead of startup)
the sleep command would allow u access to the host o.s. but u would have to modify the boot options screen with a "puppy disable rc.local" option otherwise it would still load into the vm..
as for the shut down options maybe symlink the shutdown reboot option from vbox to puppy's shutdown and reboot commands...
(i have to admit my linux knowledge is pretty crummy ( i cant find the files i need to edit sorry) ...
c) also im a lil worried about the network settings as this only works in vbox if the hosts settings r configured ...we were talking about trying to make use of the booting "load network module" script to include a detect, load corect module (ie ethernet card or wlan card) save then auto dhcp (however this part would need to be left in the open state due to issues with closed networks).....if we could get the detecting/load/auto connect script in the boot up then ppl wouldnt know u were on a virtual computer..
d) the other problem u might have with virtual box is that they like u to register every copy .....and loading onto 40 diferent type of computers might be considered a commercial operation...vbox is not fre for commercial use..
that being said if you can find the save file of the registration detail and copy that to a remaster cd then u would no longer have to keep registering everytime u loaded puppy onto another computer....
once the first vbox session had been setup (using the gui setup) u would want to make sure that the usb v1 and v2 option was enabled, network card option was enabled, booting fromcd drive or just from harddrive option was enabled, serial ports might have to be enabled for dial-up modems (not sure on this) but serial ports on puppy would also have to be configured..
e) if you care to read the manual section about vbox manage, then u can even turn off the vbox logo, and also disable the gui booting option screen....
if u write a script that includes all the vbox manage options ie nologo,startvm "whatever it is" (shouldnt have to include the cd stuff if u have already configured in the gui), then add symlink or echo from vbox's power-off and reboot options to puppy's shutdown and reboot scripts then add this script name to rc.local NOT RC.LOCAL0 ...this hould solve ur problem......
anyway dont know if that helps .......Im having trouble locating the correct files to do the testing.....
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Subject description: ok further news on te shut down thingy
ok guys have found the shutdown and reboot option script.....
the symlink you would have to make from vbox power off to puppy's compute shutdown would be to the rc.shutdown script at /etc/rd
BUT BIG BUT:: you will have to modify the script to eliminate the options and either change it to auto save to hardrive or no save just shutdown...which would be better im not sure....
the other script (the rebooting script) is part of the wmreboot script it is inside it so this would have to be modified or symlinked to the right spot in the wmreboot script....
the wmreboot script is in usr/X11R7/bin/wmreboot
hope that helps
idea is cool though...
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I tried replacing dummy jwm with qemu set to run fullscreen (in my case but vbox would behave similarily) in /root/.initrc and adding echo -n "poweroff" > /tmp/wmexitmode.txt just before.
once in dummy jwm mode boots to windows.......runs............
shutdown in windows shuts down puppy.
crtl-alt-backspace also closes down puppy.
no window manager underneath or pinboard..ie no easy puppy access.
access by either pfix=ram or pfix=nox and swapping window manager.
user point of view...normal windows with dos like initial boot and normal shutdown.
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It's time for me to catch up on a lot of foodie magazines (and cookbooks, from my library) that I've been too busy to read. This isn't the half of it! I have an online subscription to my favorite magazine-- "Fine Cooking", and "Cook's Illustrated". Still... I am so far behind-- and I seriously need to stop renewing subscriptions. Who needs them, now that food blogs have become my favorite way (and addiction) to find new recipes?
I have not watched any daytime television! In fact, I still have Grey's Anatomy's season finale half watched! I'm too busy reading your blogs, I tell you!
I promised myself I would stick to reading and decluttering, today-- so that means editing my many photos of the Cambria gardens, our wonderful lunch and the ocean will have to wait.
Here's my #2 most viewed recipe, from GOOGLE "search" -- Strawberry-Spinach Salad. I have to make this, very soon. The dressing is the star, in my book. Plus, I think it's pretty.
One last thing-- my "first giveaway" for a canning kit, and two more winners of my homemade jam (olallieberry is the unanimous request). I feel bad that I excluded our northern neighbor-- Canada. Because I have so many wonderful Food Bloggers, from Canada, I checked with the United States Post Office. I found out it would only cost a couple of extra US bucks to ship jam to Canada (not Priority Mail, but first class), and I did not have the customs restrictions I feared. So, Canada, I retract my limitations to ship only within the United States! For that very reason, c'mon over and enter to win-- if you'd like to win my homemade olallieberry jam. For those of you who never heard of them-- The olallieberry (pronounced oh-la-leh, sometimes spelled ollalieberry, olallaberry, olalliberry, ollalaberry or ollaliberry) is a cross between the loganberry and the youngberry, each of which is itself a cross between blackberry and another berry (raspberry and dewberry, respectively). I think they taste like a blackberry-raspberry. Delicious!
Unfortunately, I cannot ship the canning kit to Canada, from the company that Amazon uses. The shipping is too high, or I certainly would!
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Open... and Shut When someone makes the bold claim that 90 per cent of the startups TechCrunch hypes are dead and buried within six months, you'd expect Silicon Valley to be in uproar. Surprisingly, though, the collective response seems to be, "Sounds about right." While I don't think the data support the claim, it is true that a large percentage of technology start ups fail.
The question is why? And is there anything we can do about it?
To the first question, the Startup Genome project has been tracking over 3,200 Silicon Valley start ups since early 2011, trying to determine the attributes that lead to success or failure. The biggest cause of failure? More than 70 per cent of failed start ups couldn't make the grade because they scaled prematurely, meaning that they tried to grow their business before the fundamentals (such as product, user base or community) were in place to support it.
The report that has emerged from the project is fascinating in that it unwittingly challenges one of the fundamental creeds of Silicon Valley: venture capital is good.
In fact, the report suggests: "Many investors invest two to three times more capital than necessary in start ups that haven't reached problem solution fit yet." The report further notes that these investors "also over-invest in solo founders and founding teams without technical co-founders despite indicators that show that these teams have a much lower probability of success."
In other words, venture capital - at least too early - can have a negative effect on a business by obscuring correct objectives and by encouraging the hiring of the wrong sort of early employees. That could mean, for example, instead of focusing on tweaking the product to make it "sell itself" entrepreneurs hire sales teams to force feed the unfinished product on the market.
Early investors may also inhibit a founding team's willingness or ability to pivot, which the report finds to be a very healthy element of successful start ups. As the report finds, "Start ups that pivot once or twice times... have 3.6x better user growth and are 52 per cent less likely to scale prematurely than start ups that pivot more than two times or not at all."
None of which is to suggest that venture capital is Evil. On the contrary, some of my best friends and most helpful advisors to the companies for which I've worked are venture capitalists. But it does call into question the optimal timing to seek venture funding.
All of which leads me back to a chairlift conversation I had with Nitobi founder Andre Charland, who sold Nitobi (the PhoneGap company) to Adobe for an undisclosed sum. Charland, who never raised venture capital, told me that he felt open-source companies, in particular, should bootstrap themselves through consulting and support services. As he argued, this helps to keep the company responsive to its community and also serves to fund product development.
Not everyone, however, is a fan.
When I tweeted Charland's comment, Greylock VC John Lilly (who used to be chief executive at the Mozilla Foundation, so he knows a thing or two about open source and the importance of community) was quick to question the wisdom of a slow-growth consulting approach:
.@mjasay not obvious at all to me. Examples? Counter examples? I think there are many examples of each. So think its more about the company— John Lilly (@johnolilly) March 22, 2012
Lilly's point is sound, despite the obvious examples of SpringSource and JBoss, both of which grew to well over $10m in revenues before seeking venture capital. After all, while JBoss took the VC-free route early on, Alfresco, Cloudera and other open-source companies took venture money early, and to very positive effect.
Indeed, SpringSource founder Rod Johnson jumped into the conversation, arguing that you have to balance a bootstrap approach against the venture route, given the perils in each:
@nickw249 @mjasay @johnolilly Yes, when you have too little $ you live month to month and it's hard to create deep technology— Rod Johnson (@springrod) March 23, 2012
Raise too little, and it's hard to invest in technology. Raise too much, and you're likely to scale prematurely. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Again, in my experience it's a matter of timing. A narrow class of start up should raise a ton of money from the start, because it creates all sorts of harmful temptations to scale in unhelpful ways. If you're building a spaceship, you're going to need a lot of money. If you're building a service that allows people to save money toward future purchases - with some social mechanics thrown in to help them save - you don't need much more than a developer (probably you) to build the service and host it on Amazon.
Ultimately, the thing that matters most, whether you're starting from an open-source project or a software-as-a-service-based product, is something that people really, really like to use. This means a technical founding team with perhaps one business-minded person to do things like field sales inquiries and establish partnerships. Once there's a reasonable amount of inbound sales traction, then you raise money.
Which probably means you don't need a traditional seed or A round at all. And those pointy-haired bosses you dread having to deal with? You can put that off a few years, too.
In short, developers just need to develop. The better the project, the less likely you'll need to raise venture capital early, or possibly at all. Many will prefer to live a healthy lifestyle of consulting services. For those that want to swing for the fences, VCs have a way of finding successful products. You really don't need to go seeking them out. Not early on. ®
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My mom has a real gift for picking out birthday cards. Her cards reflect careful consideration and a deep understanding of the recipient's strengths and recent challenges. They always seem to say exactly what the person who gets the card needs to hear.
So when it's time for my mom's birthday (which, being on May 12, always falls right near Mother's Day), I fret. Weeks ahead of time, I start looking at birthday cards and Mother's Day cards. Nothing ever seems to fit. Cards that are marketed "for mother" are typically pretty syrupy. Is it too much to ask that someone create cards for moms that express deeply held emotions without the cliches and gooey gestures?
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My mom does the right thing, even at great cost to her own personal comfort. When that same elderly friend passed away, we attended a sad little service conducted by a clergy person who knew absolutely nothing about her. The service was full of platitudes and devoid of details to help us celebrate and honor our friend's life. My mother is not someone who easily stands up to speak in front of a group, especially when the subject is emotional. But she stood up that day, with no preparation, and told the stories and said the things that needed to be said. That is real courage.
My mom is resourceful and always prepared. She used to tell me that she took the "be prepared" motto to heart when she was a Girl Scout and it has served her (and the rest of us) well. She is the one we all count on to keep track of the details, plan ahead, think things through and prepare for any scenario. She's great to have along on a trip. Need a breath mint? She's got you covered. Stomach growling? She's got some toasted almonds in her purse. Forgot your hotel confirmation? She's probably got a copy.
One of the most powerful things my mother has always done for me is to provide affirmation. When I achieve some measure of success, she points to skills and personality characteristics that guide me. When I struggle, she commends me on my courage and determination to get through.
My mom even does this for complete strangers. I remember being at Kohl's with her one day when she spotted a harried mother trying to get her shopping done with her young son and a crying baby in tow. The little boy was patiently helping as best he could, holding items for his mom and standing near the stroller to distract his little sister. My mother went up to him and said, "I can see that you are working really hard to help your mom." The little boy (and his mother) looked at her with surprise, but I like to believe that child will always remember the lady who recognized that he was trying. I know I will.


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It is stunning.
Keep the nib plain (not engraved), it looks perfect with the elegant line of the pen.
I agree . . . the plain nib really completes a very classic look. Nicely done. I guess I'll have to add another TWSBI to the pen case when this becomes available . . .
In theory, but in reality might look unfinished and cheap to many customers.


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Law School conference to explore cutting-edge issues facing elder veteransUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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An international gathering of judges, lawyers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, veterans and caregivers will bring to Hawai'i new perspectives and insights on issues facing elders -- especially elder veterans -- for two full days in November. The "International Elder Law Conference with a Veterans Focus" will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, November 12-13, 2013, at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikīkī, presented by the University of Hawai'i Elder Law Program (UHELP) at the William S. Richardson School of Law.
The first panel will explore practice and ethical issues in filing claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and in representing clients before the federal Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as well as in states' Veterans Courts. Other conference topics will range from the latest health-care and legal perspectives on psychological issues that veterans may face due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, to specialized problems dealt with by military families who suffer high divorce rates.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Arthurine Jones, a veteran of the Iraq War who now works extensively with homeless women veterans in the Chicago area, will be the keynote speaker on the first day of the conference.
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Professor Emerita Beverly Keever will present a keynote address on the second day, speaking about her experiences as a reporter covering the Vietnam War as chronicled in her book, Death Zones and Darling Spies: Seven Years of Vietnam Reporting.
Law School Professor and UHELP Director James Pietsch, who is also a veteran, said the gathering will offer a wide range of cutting-edge research regarding both the treatment of veterans and their legal and emotional needs. It is especially aimed at legal service providers, caregivers and agencies that provide critically important services to the nation's men and women who have served their country in conflicts going back to World War II, as well as those who are currently serving.
"This will be a good start to get the professionals together to see how we can coordinate services to veterans and their caregivers," said Pietsch.
Co-sponsors include the Elder Law Section of the Hawai'i State Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i, with additional support from the Stetson University College of Law. The conference will offer continuing education credits for lawyers and social workers. It opens with a pre-conference luau at the Hale Koa Hotel Luau Gardens.
Dean Avi Soifer noted that the Law School already has and will continue to play an important role in providing services and assistance for veterans who have returned from service in need of help, as well as for elders generally who need advocates. "We are very proud of UHELP," Soifer said. "This conference, in which UHELP have taken the lead, is yet another example of its unstinting commitment to the greater good."
Conference panelists are expected to cover some of the latest research from international and U.S. experts on topics that include:
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ST. MARYS — Two Auglaize County residents are among a group from the Northwest Ohio Region of the American Red Cross who are traveling to New Jersey to help out in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Richard and Colleen Bekemeier, of Wapakoneta, Jean Schroeder, of Ottawa, and Rodney Knauss, of Van Wert, were deployed on Wednesday to Ocean, N.J., to help out with relief efforts in the wake of Sandy's devastation earlier this week. Much of the region remains without power and towns, homes and businesses have been leveled because of the storm.
"It takes special people to do what they are doing," Auglaize County Red Cross Branch Director Ken Cline told The Evening Leader. "The Bekemeiers have been with us for several years and I have had the opportunity to work with them and they are very giving people. Whenever I call for something, they are right there."
The Bekemeiers will be active for a minimum of two weeks, with a third week also possible. The couple will assist in shelters in New Jersey during their stint.
"They will be working a minimum of 12-hour, probably 16-hour shifts," Cline said. "It's all volunteer work and it's quite a commitment. It also tells you what kind of people they are."
The Bekemeiers finished up their last training session on Oct. 20. That made them eligible to respond to a national call for assistance.
"They indicated they wanted to help not only locally, but others outside our area if the need surfaced," Cline said.
Following the disaster, calls poured into the Red Cross from residents looking to help those in need. Cline said currently there is little the Red Cross can do because of logistics.
"Now we refer them to RedCross.org or there is a number they can text to donate $10," Cline said. "Unfortunately, the Red Cross is not in a position to bring trucks in with supplies. They have strategically placed supplies in warehouses that they can move in. This week, I received a call from a local business who wanted to do a canned food drive, but it doesn't work in this situation because we don't have a way to get the supplies to them. We do send our ERVs (emergency response vehicles)."
To donate to the Red Cross, visit RedCross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Monetary gifts allow the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those affected by the storm.


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I just love hearing how archival the digital stuff is. That is until it accidently gets wet.I too am tired of the same old rhetoric that I get "giclee'd" with everytime I mention I shoot film.Oh well, at least my prints will be around in 100 years.
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Time to assemble once more.
This kid's got an attitude that you just can't fix. Pepper spray. Truncheons. Gas. Confinement. Brutality. Nothing works. You tell him he can't loiter and he pitches a tent. You tell him he can't assemble and he brings his friends. You tell him to be quiet and he starts a mic check. You raise your baton in one hand and squeeze the trigger on the pepper spray canister in the other. You curse this kid's existence because deep down you know you'll have to go through it all again … and even worse, you think he might be right.
The discourse of our world is shifting. Today is the three-month anniversary of Occupy. It's a time to reflect, to celebrate, to think about what has been achieved already and about what's coming up next.
From pole to pole, from East to West, people are rising up! It started in Tunisia, it moved to Egypt, then to New York, and now there are rumblings in Russia and the Far East.
Let's celebrate our successes and dream up new offensives. Out in the streets, in our homes, as we occupyxmas and as we hibernate for the winter, let's take this day to revel in the birth and ongoing life of our movement. And as we brainstorm this winter, what do you see happening in the next stage? Share your thoughts, tactics, epiphanies, and revelations below … and no matter what … let's come out swinging when the crocuses bloom next Spring.
Here's to the Year of the Dragon,
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- Traditional Animation
- Tôei Dôga
- Cartoon Characters: Hidemaro, Sakura, Mama, Papa.
- Voice Actors: Kazue Takahashi, Kazuko Sugiyama, Toshiya Ogata, Haruko Yajima, Ichirô Nagai, Kousei Tomita, Miyoko Asou, Nana Yamaguchi, Osamu Ichikawa; Full Voice Cast ...
- Directed By Bonjin Nagaki, Yasuo Yamaguchi.
- Written By Shun'ichi Yukimuro, Tadaaki Yamazaki.
- Music: Keiichi Awano.
- First Aired on May 18, 1968.
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Steps from the beach
Hotel Barcelona Princess is next to the Fórum, Barcelona's International Convention Center, a few minutes on foot from the beach. Guests can hop on the subway a block away and ride 20 minutes into downtown Barcelona, or catch the sightseeing bus that stops right by the door.
Rooftop swimming pool
Restaurant N1 serves a generous breakfast buffet, and guests can dine on Mediterranean cuisine and Spanish wine at Estrella. Bars range from a quirky loft space to a trendy seasonal lounge on the terrace. The 23rd-floor rooftop pool, 1 of 2 swimming pools, has spectacular views over Barcelona. Valet parking service is also available: leave the car in front of the main entrance and the bell staff will take care of it.
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Light-filled, air-conditioned guestrooms have free WiFi, a free minibar, and views overlooking either the city or sea. Some rooms have the added luxury of a hydromassage shower.
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Hotel Barcelona Princess features 2 outdoor swimming pools, a health club and a sauna. Dining is available at the hotel's restaurant and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and 6 meeting rooms. This family-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Express check-in
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- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Elevator/lift
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- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
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- Express check-out
- Meeting rooms 6
- Year Built 2004
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- Total number of rooms - 363
- Number of floors - 26
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24-hour room service is available.
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By her rough estimate, Theresa Plaisance got more than 1,000 recruiting letters from schools all over the country.
Not one came from her mother, DoBee Plaisance, the women's basketball coach at Nicholls State.
By her tongue-in-cheek estimate, DoBee Plaisance figures her team could have won three Southland Conference titles with Theresa on the team.
She would have loved to have coached her daughter. But true love sometimes is loving someone enough to let them go.
"I feel so close to Theresa," Plaisance said. "We have such a close relationship I can't describe it. But I just said I felt it would be in her best interests to play for someone other than Mom. She needed to hear it from someone else, not just the basketball piece, but about making the right choices."
The right choice for Theresa Plaisance was to go play for a big-time program like LSU.
Finally, after two seasons of averaging about nine role-playing minutes per game, DoBee Plaisance's daughter has finally come into her own.
It would be easy to call Theresa Plaisance an overnight success, the way she went from averaging 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds as a sophomore to being one of the premier players in the Southeastern Conference as a junior. Going into Thursday's game at Missouri (8 p.m., FSN), Plaisance leads the SEC with 17.6 points and 3.1 blocks per game and is seventh in rebounding (8.0).
But the overnight success story is a myth. Truth is, Plaisance always had an array of versatile talent draped across her 6-foot-5 frame.
As a young girl, she won four straight local NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competitions. As a college player, she's played all five positions.
But it took work to become an All-SEC caliber player. Work and toughness.
"I worked with LaSondra Barrett a lot here when she was working out for the WNBA," Plaisance said. "I also got in the gym with Anne (Pedersen) a lot and got up like 700 shots a day.
"Hard work really does pay off. I guess I'm a testament to that, because this is the hardest I've ever worked in my whole life."
Then there were practically daily admonishments from her mom to be tougher so she could go sneaker-to-sneaker with some of the most-talented post players in the nation.
"Having a skill package is one thing," DoBee Plaisance said. "But you have to have that grit and toughness, mentally and physically. I knew she possessed those qualities, but they weren't dominant until this year. I credit coach (Nikki) Caldwell and her staff for bringing them out full bloom."
Caldwell said Plaisance's improvement came down to a personal choice to significantly improve.
"She's always been that player who had greatness in her," Caldwell said. "She made the choice every day through practice and preparation to get herself to this point.
"She also saw an opportunity. We graduated four post players who ate up a lot of minutes last year. She knew this year and next year were her time. She's definitely seized the moment."
Plaisance has been consistently excellent, scoring in double figures in 24 straight games after getting eight points in LSU's opener against Wichita State — though that night she grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds.
In replacing the departed Barrett as LSU's go-to offensive force, Plaisance has grown in Caldwell's estimation into being a player worthy of being mentioned with such low post stars as Baylor's Brittney Griner and Connecticut's Stefanie Dolson.
"Theresa is she's a very unselfish player," Caldwell said. "She's a great teammate, one of the funniest kids on our team. She's a joy to coach."
Coming off a 14-point, seven-rebound, three-block performance Sunday in LSU's 63-41 win at Mississippi State — a game in which Plaisance once brought the ball downcourt like an economy-sized point guard and drilled a top-of-the-key 3-pointer — Plaisance will again have to be on her game for LSU (15-10, 6-6 SEC) to pull off a road win at Missouri.
Mizzou (15-11, 4-8) has lost three straight, including a 61-56 home defeat to Mississippi State, but before that the Tigers handed Tennessee its only SEC loss by a shocking 80-61 score.
The key for LSU will be to defend the perimeter, likely pulling Plaisance and the Lady Tigers out of their preferred 2-3 zone.
Mizzou leads the SEC and ranks seventh nationally with 8.4 3-pointers per game. The aptly named Morgan Eye, a 5-9 sophomore guard, leads the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage (41.0) and is second nationally with 3.69 3-pointers per game.


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Jooris leads Union (N.Y.) to dominant win against Boston College in East semifinals
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Josh Jooris scored two goals, and Troy Grosenick made 29 saves to help Union beat defending national champion Boston College 5-1 on Saturday night in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.
Union, the ECAC champion, will face conference rival Quinnipiac, the top seeded in the 16-team tournament, on Sunday for a spot in the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. Quinnipiac is 2-0 against Union this season.
"This program has had some pretty good wins over the years. But [Saturday night] just wasn't another win for us," Union head coach Rick Bennett said. "We know that."
Jooris opened the scoring on a power play in the first period, and made it 2-0 early in the second to carry the Dutchmen (22-12-5) to their seventh consecutive victory. Cole Ikkala put a soft goal past goalie Parker Milner, and Shayne Gostisbehere added a power-play goal to cap the three-goal second period.
"We needed to get the first one, it was absolutely paramount," Bennett said. "We got it, and we took it from there."
Daniel Ciampini completed the rout with a power-play goal at 5:19 of the third period.
Daniel Carr and Wayne Simpson had two assists apiece for the Dutchmen.
"We just stuck to the game plan and held them off," Union captain Mat Bodie said. "We got the first goal and we're a pretty good hockey team when we play with the lead. We're not intimidated at all and we're playing pretty well right now."
Grosenick, a finalist for last year's Hobey Baker Award, didn't have to be outstanding as his teammates outskated and outworked the Eagles (23-12-4). He did face 16 shots in the third period and lost what would have been his second shutout in the last three games when 2013 Baker finalist Johnny Gaudreau scored with 3:58 left.
BC head coach Jerry York, the winningest coach in NCAA history, returned after missing two games because of eye surgery. He wore a patch over his right eye.
"Give credit to Union. They beat us fair and square," York said. "And they are a real strong hockey team and we knew that. But I was very impressed watching them play. We had too many missed opportunities. We had some changes early and missed them and could not recover."
Said BC captain Pat Mullane: "I think Union has a real good shot. They have very mobile defenseman and they have speed. Obviously, they are a very good hockey team, and they showed it. They were the better team."
• Box Score: Union 5, Boston College 1